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Ancient Trees – A Poem

Posted on May 5, 2013 10 Comments

ten-thousand-trees.blogspot.com This poem speaks for itself and is appropriate for this spring time season. Enjoy. Ancient Trees Tall and strong you stood before Buddha turned the wheel of Dharma. You smiled in wisdom at the birth of Jesus. How many civilizations have faded into the ethers while you still endure? If you could walk men […]

Free Write Friday – Awake

Posted on May 3, 2013 20 Comments

Today’s prompts were these words, lazy – rain – perspective – glint – somber – trinket – static provided by Kellie Elmore Awake The lazy girl turned over in bed and pulled the covers over her head as the rain beat against the window panes. She knew she needed to change her perspective about looking […]

Spring Awakening – The Ghazal Series

Posted on April 28, 2013 8 Comments

The slow awakening of spring parallels an awakening in my life and maybe yours. Early morning sunrises, warm afternoons, colorful blooms help remove the dour days of winter. For some of us, like me, we are entering a new cycle, another move, another job, and most importantly publication of another book. So today, I’m sharing […]

Gingko Tree in the Iowa Sky – The Ghazal Series

Posted on April 21, 2013 3 Comments

Gingko Leaf painting by Joan Webster-Vore When my husband and I moved to Des Moines, Iowa in 2000, a tall, full leafed tree stood in front of our house, next to the street. The leaves had fluted, lace like edges and it was tall and elegant. But, months later small round fruit began to fall […]

Free Write Friday – Synchronicity

Posted on April 19, 2013 16 Comments

This week’s prompt has a special significance for me, although Kellie has not made any claims to being psychic. So, that is why I have named this poem – Synchronicity “The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot […]

Awards, Awards, Awards – Outstanding Bloggers List

Posted on April 18, 2013 25 Comments

Over the past several months I received several awards and recognition which I have not yet acknowledged. I just saved the posts and kept planning to follow the rules – but time kept flying past my good intentions. When WM included me in his Best Bloggers List, I resolved to do as he did. I would […]

Gold – the Ghazal Series

Posted on April 14, 2013 6 Comments

This first ghazal was written in 2001, the revision 2011, with recent changes. Yes, constructive criticism or preferences are welcome. Gold – #1 Sadly sweetly surrenders autumn’s gold to winds that wildly sunder lovely leaves of gold. Warm and cold the days change like the wind But no one now wanders in search of gold. […]

Free Write Friday – Stormy Night

Posted on April 12, 2013 21 Comments

It’s Friday again, and Kellie Elmore has inspired another short short story for Free Write Friday. Today’s prompt was the above photo. Enjoy. She no longer heard his words. It was always her fault. Ever since the second miscarriage everything was her fault, nothing she did was right. It was her fault they were lost that she […]

Dream II – The Ghazal Series

Posted on April 7, 2013 9 Comments

This is the second version of the first ghazal I posted a few weeks ago. The encouraging reception I have received to poems I have posted has encouraged me to work on putting together a book. So, any constructive criticism is welcome at any time. Dream II Savor soft sweet taste of delight in a […]

Free Write Friday – Wordplay

Posted on April 7, 2013 10 Comments

O.K. it’s Sunday, I’m late, but this was one I did have to think about and find the time to write – been way too busy. Here is the prompt as Kellie Elmore wrote it “I was given this prompt once: to take an ordinary task/object and make it sexy. To write about my selected subject […]